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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. & i. See Avale, v. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Avail \A*vail"\, v. i. To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease. ``What signs avail ?'' --Milton. [1913 Webster] Words avail very little with me, young man. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Avail \A*vail"\, n. 1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. [1913 Webster] The avail of a deathbed repentance. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction. [1913 Webster] The avails of their own industry. --Stoddard. [1913 Webster] Syn: Use; benefit; utility; profit; service. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Availed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Availing.] [OE. availen, fr. F. ? (L. ad) + valoir to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.] 1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. [1913 Webster] O, what avails me now that honor high ! --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] --Pope. [1913 Webster] To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of. [1913 Webster] Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names. --Milton. [1913 Webster] I have availed myself of the very first opportunity. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Availed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Availing.] [OE. availen, fr. F. ? (L. ad) + valoir to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.] 1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. O, what avails me now that honor high ! --Milton. 2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] --Pope. To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of. Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names. --Milton. I have availed myself of the very first opportunity. --Dickens.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Avail \A*vail"\, v. i. To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease. ``What signs avail ?'' --Milton. Words avail very little with me, young man. --Sir W. Scott.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Avail \A*vail"\, n. 1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. The avail of a deathbed repentance. --Jer. Taylor. 2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction. The avails of their own industry. --Stoddard. Syn: Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. & i. See Avale, v. [Obs.] --Spenser.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
avail n : a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" [syn: help, service] v 1: use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" 2: be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty" 3: take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" [syn: help]From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
avail n. effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions). (from 15th c.) vb. 1 (lb en transitive often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. 2 (lb en transitive) To be of service to. 3 (lb en transitive) To promote; to assist. 4 (lb en intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object. 5 (lb en India Africa elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
avail n. effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions). (from 15th c.) vb. 1 (lb en transitive often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. 2 (lb en transitive) To be of service to. 3 (lb en transitive) To promote; to assist. 4 (lb en intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object. 5 (lb en India Africa elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
avail n. effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions). (from 15th c.) vb. 1 (lb en transitive often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. 2 (lb en transitive) To be of service to. 3 (lb en transitive) To promote; to assist. 4 (lb en intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object. 5 (lb en India Africa elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
avail n. effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions). (from 15th c.) vb. 1 (lb en transitive often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. 2 (lb en transitive) To be of service to. 3 (lb en transitive) To promote; to assist. 4 (lb en intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object. 5 (lb en India Africa elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
avail Englanti n. 1 hyöty, apu 2 (monikollinen) tulot Englanti vb. (vanha) hyödyttää, auttaa, olla hyötyä ''(jollekulle)''From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
avail Engelska n. nytta Engelska vb. 1 gagna, hjälpa; vara till nytta 2 tjäna tillFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ baatFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ انفعFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
avail //əˈveɪl//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]1. облага, полза benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success 2. печалба, средства proceeds
avail //əˈveɪl//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. допринасям, допринеса, послужа, служа to be of service to 2. от полза съм, помагам, помогна to be of use (intransitive) 3. подпомагам, подпомогна, помагам, помогна to promote; to assist 4. от полза съм, подпомагам, помагам to turn to the advantage of
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]využít
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]prospěch
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]výtěžek
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]helfen see: availing, availed
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ όφελος, χρησιμεύω, ωφελώFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
avail //əˈveɪl//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]1. hyöty benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success 2. tulot, tuotto proceeds
avail //əˈveɪl//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. auttaa, hyödyttää to be of service to 2. hyödyttää, onnistua to be of use (intransitive) 3. edistää to promote; to assist 4. hyödyntää, käyttää hyväkseen to turn to the advantage of
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. लाभ उठाना, प्राप्ति "Students are encouraged to avail the library facility provided by the college authorities." "विद्यार्थीयों को कालेज प्रशासन द्वारा दी गयी पुस्तकालय की सुविधा का लाभ उठाने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया जाता है."
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. लाभ~उठाना "Why don't you avail the bus facility available in your school."
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ biti od koristi, dobitak, korist, koristiti, koristiti se, pomoći, služitiFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ 1. hasznosság 2. haszonFrom English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ essere utile, giovare, servire, utilizzareFrom English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
avail //əˈveɪl//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]nytte benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
avail /əˈveɪl/ 1. avail oneself of sth (avail V: PROREFL :of) - skorzystać z czegoś 2. of no avail (:of :no :avail) - bez skutkuFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
avail /əveil/ aprovecharFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
avail //əˈveɪl//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. duga to be of use (intransitive) 2. nyttja to turn to the advantage of
avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ 1. yarar, fayda, kâr 2. yaramak, ise yaramak, faydası olmak. of no avail beyhude, boşuna. to avail oneself of yararlanmak, -den istifade etmek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]/əˈveɪɫ/
AVAIL. Profits of land; hence tenant paravail is one in actual possession, who makes avail or profits of the land. Ham. N. P. 393.From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "avail": abet, account, advance, advantage, aid, answer, applicability, appositeness, appropriateness, assist, bail out, be equal to, be handy, be of use, bear, bear a hand, befriend, behalf, behoof, benefit, benison, bestead, blessing, boon, break no bones, comfort, convenience, do, do good, do it, do no harm, do the trick, doctor, ease, favor, fill, fill the bill, fitness, fulfill, gain, get by, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give good returns, give help, go around, good, hack it, help, hold, interest, just do, lend a hand, lend one aid, make the grade, meet, meet requirements, pass, pass muster, pay, pay off, percentage, point, proffer aid, profit, protect, qualify, rally, reach, reclaim, redeem, relevance, relieve, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restore, resuscitate, revive, satisfy, save, serve, serve the purpose, service, serviceability, set up, stand, stand up, stretch, succor, suffice, suitability, take in tow, take it, use, usefulness, value, welfare, well-being, work, work for, world of good, worth, yield a profitFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 有用,有利;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vi. 有用,有利 vt. 有利于 n. 效用,利益